Dollar General Corp. Stock Rises Tuesday, Outperforms Market
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Shares of Dollar General Corp. DG advanced 3.54% to $238.97 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 2.45% to 3,764.79 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 2.15% to 30,530.25. The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak. Dollar General Corp. closed $23.24 short of its 52-week high ($262.21), which the company achieved on April 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Walmart Inc. WMT rose 3.28% to $122.17, Costco Wholesale Corp. COST rose 3.68% to $463.11, and Target Corp. TGT rose 3.88% to $144.70. Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 488,141 below its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 21, 2022.
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June 21, 2022 16:48 ET (20:48 GMT)
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